On February 14, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Mister Heartbreak”, the second Laurie Anderson studio album.  It was recorded July – December 1983, at “The Lobby, RCA, A & R” in New York, and was produced by Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Roma Baran  and  Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

• Laurie Anderson– vocals, synclavier, violin,  whistle, vocoder, electronic conches, bell, percussion
• William S. Burroughs– vocals
• Adrian Belew– guitar
• Nile Rodgers– guitar
• Peter Gabriel– vocals, synclavier, Linn drum
• Bill Laswell– bass
• Anton Fier– drums, toms, wood block
• David Van Tieghem– plywood, singing bowls, drums, Simmons, steel drum, gato, bamboo
• Daniel Ponce– percussion
• Bill Blaber– soprano saxophone
• Sang-Won Park– kayagum
• Connie Harvey, Janet Wright– Japanese chorus
• Phoebe Snow, Atsuko Yuma– backing vocals
• November (Michelle Cobbs, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson) –backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted.

1. Sharkey’s Day
2. Langue d’Amour
3. Gravity’s Angel
4. Kokoku
5. Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
6. Blue Lagoon
7. Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs